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Any Roman Catholic Cardinal under the age of 80 can be elected Pope. All Cardinals are called to Rome upon the death of the current Pope and sequestered in the Sistine Chapel. After the ballots are cast they are burned in a way to produce black or white smoke. Black means no one was selected, white means we have a winner.
